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expert. And a man of ideas is often a grave embarrassment to a government.
HORSHAM. And vice-versa ... vice-versa!
TREBELL. [_Facing_ BLACKBOROUGH _across the room._] Do I understand that you
for the good of the Tory party ... just as Cantelupe for the good of his
soul ... will refuse to sit in a cabinet with me.
BLACKBOROUGH. [_Unembarrassed._] I don't commit myself to saying that.
CANTELUPE. No, Trebell ... it's that I must believe your work could not
prosper ... in God's way.
TREBELL _softens to his sincerity._
TREBELL. Cantelupe, I quite understand. You may be right ... it's a very
interesting question. Blackborough, I take it that you object first of all
to the scheme that I'm bringing you.
BLACKBOROUGH. I object to those parts of it which I don't think you'll get
through the House.
FARRANT. [_Feeling that he must take part._] For instance?
BLACKBOROUGH. I've given you one already.
CANTELUPE. [_His eye on_ BLACKBOROUGH.] Understand there are things in that
scheme we must stand or fall by.
_Suddenly_ TREBELL _makes for the door_, HORSHAM _gets up
concernedly._
TREBELL. Horsham, make up your mind to-night whether you can do with me or
not. I have to see Percival again to-morrow ... we cut short our argument at
the important point. Good-bye ... don't come down. Will you decide to-night?
HORSHAM. I have made up my own mind.
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